Shelf Reflections

Today’s “Well, that’s interesting…”

I was just made aware of an upcoming novel in which a weight loss drug turns the main character into[…]

Today is the birthday of both Bilbo and Frodo Baggins, and therefore it is Hobbit Day! Have second breakfast and[…]

Summary: A tranquil village. A poisoned cupcake. A murdered vicar. A simple case – or it should be. All clues[…]

Summary: The King is dead… but who will live long now? A fateful accident upon the jousting field leaves Henry[…]

On this day in 1973, Professor John Ronald Reuel Tolkien passed away at the age of 81. In addition to[…]

“Cambridge, Michaelmas term, October. The wind bit, the sun hid, and on the first day of class, when she ought[…]

Summary: The flaws in our anatomy raise more than a few questions. Why is it that human mothers risk their[…]

Summary: Writings of certain nineteenth and twentieth-century historians continue to colour our perceptions of the past, but is the picture[…]

Summary: When legendary horror author Mortimer Queen passes, a group of authors find themselves invited to the last will and[…]

I have never been much of a horror reader, and therefore, I’ve never read much Stephen King. His fantasy novels,[…]